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Squeezing John Idzik

April 19th, 2013

Joe has banged the drum repeatedly to proclaim Bucs rock star general manager Mark Dominik should hold Jets general manager John Idzik hostage to make it less likely Dominik will get raked over the coals for a ransom in return for Jets star cornerback Darrelle Revis.

Dominik, in Joe’s eyes, has all the leverage in the world, which only strengthens by the day. So Joe is glad to see others jumping on the bandwagon.

Take Woody Cummings of The Tampa Tribune. He Twittered out yesterday Dominik should play very hard to get for the next week or so.

@RCummingsTBO: If I’m Bucs GM Mark Dominik I’m keeping my 2013 13th pick, spending it on what I want or need most and forcing the Jets to play by my rules

Exactly! The Jets need to trade Revis more than the Bucs need Revis. There is only one team out there willing to tackle Revis’ salary and that is the Bucs.

Since the Bucs are the lone suitor, Dominik gets to set the market for Revis, not Idzik.

Yes, Joe will write this again: Every day Dominik waits, the vice on Idzik’s private parts gets tighter.

Dom holds all the cards. It’s a buyers market with only one buyer. I still don’t think we should deal this year’s first pick. Other teams have picks to deal but they can’t pay Revis. I expect Dominik to do well because. All eyes are on him.

The bigger issue with Revis isn’t picks. Its the contract he’ll agree to and subsequently hold out on the following season. Bucs historically aren’t a team that negotiates with holdouts. And Revis is historically a player that holds out AGAIN and AGAIN.

That’s the bigger issue here. Not what Jets will eventually take in a trade.

I believe Dominik might be willing to give up the 13th pick . As the article suggests, he shouldn’t, nor should he have to. He has the leverage. However, the first round talent in this years draft is considered weak. Dominik may look at Revis as being better than any player he can get with the 13th pick. I would prefer Dominik give the Jets a final offer that doesn’t include the 13th pick. If the Jets don’t accept, Dominik should walk away and look to sign him as a free agent next year. Dominik already has a relationship with Revis’ agents and should have an inside track, as long as another team doesn’t surface for a trade.

I don’t get why people think the Bucs NEED to land Revis more that the Jets need to unload him. If they draft two corners in the first three rounds they will already be better that last year. So I agree 100% with Joe, the Bucs have all the laverage . And besides who’s to say that this wasn’t their plan all along.